Beyond Social: Read/Write in The Era of Internet of Things
Surfing the Web I came across Richard MacManus’ most excellent Internet update via ReadWriteWeb.
It would be easy to say that the 'social' element is still the primary part of today's Web, since the popular products of this era enable you to say what's on your mind ( Facebook ), what's happening ( Twitter ), or where you are ( Foursquare ). All of these are mostly social activities. But more significantly, these and other products output data that will increasingly be used to build personalized services for you.
The more data there is, the better Web services will be at delivering personal value to you. While part of this increase in data is coming from social data from the likes of Facebook and Twitter, much of it is coming from the Internet of Things and data uploaded by governments and organizations . In short: the read/write Web is now much more than the Social Web.
A friend of mine commented last week that it’s not about “if you will use the Social Web”, it’s all about how you will use it. And here is Richard MacManus saying the same thing. Hey, I added this site to my reading list. I often think of friends, family, and companies who resist buying into the social software thang. It reminds me of the ol’ man wandering on his front yard shaking his fist and yelling, “Stay off of my yard!” :O)